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New plans to deliver safety improvements for three Waikato state highway projects

28 Nov: 1108 | The NZ Transport Agency has released plans for short-term safety improvements to SH1 Cambridge to Piarere, SH2 Pokeno to Mangatarata and SH29 Piarere to Tauriko, as well as planning for future upgrades.

New cycling education system starts pedalling today

The best of the best in cycle skills training is up and pedalling from today with the implementation of the new national cycling education system, BikeReady.

Source A NZ Transport Agency release

Programme to deliver transport improvements for south west and south east Auckland including airport area

Aucklanders will soon be able to have their say on a series of projects aiming to improve access and travel choices, connect communities and support growth in the south west and south east of Auckland including Auckland Airport.

Source A TransportNZ release

NZTA launches 0800 number for vehicle safety concerns and compliance issues

The NZ Transport Agency has set up a new, independently monitored 0800 number for industry workers or members of the public to provide information or raise concerns with vehicle certification work or other compliance issues.

Source A NZTransport Agency release

Rail union urges government to keep promise, save electric trains

The Rail & Maritime Transport Union calls on the government to honour it’s campaign pledge of maintaining electric locomotives on the North Island Main Trunk.

Source Rail & Maritime Transport Union release

Don’t miss out on fleet professional development forum

There’s still time for fleet operators and suppliers to book onto the next professional development forum from the Australasian Fleet Managers Association (AfMA). AfMA is partnering with Brake, the road safety charity on this forum, to focus on safety and technology.

Source A Brake release

Rail upgrades a big win for the Wairarapa

The Wairarapa rail line will undergo a significant upgrade after the New Zealand Transport Agency Board approved a $96 million investment which will help grow the region’s economy and boost tourism, Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced today.

Electric vehicles go the distance

If you think you can’t go places in an electric vehicle, you’re wrong.

Source A Flipthefleet release

TIL expands heavy haulage with $19M acquisition

Trucking operator TIL Logistics is acquiring Specialised Lifting and Transport Group to increase its capacity to move large loads and better compete with Australian rivals . . . read on . . .>

Source/ReadMore Sharechat

Ola ride share coming to New Zealand

In Australia, Ola claims to operate in seven major cities and to have close to 50,000 registered drivers.

Source/ReadMore A Computerworld release

Roadmap to deploy automated heavy vehicles: Austroads

Austroads has published a roadmap to support the introduction of automated heavy vehicles into regional and remote areas of Australia and New Zealand.

Source Trailer Magazine release

What is the Future of Battery Trains in New Zealand?

Test Electrostar Train converted to run on batteries and overhead wires

This essay is by tireless Christchurch based housing and urban advocate Brendon Harre showing that electric battery trams/trains have a surprisingly long history in New Zealand and could be successfully again.